| (a) Zones.
(1) North Zone: That portion of the state north of
a line beginning at the International Bridge south of Fort Hancock;
thence north along FM 1088 to State Highway 20; thence west along
State Highway 20 to State Highway 148; thence north along State Highway
148 to Interstate Highway 10 at Fort Hancock; thence east along Interstate
Highway 10 to Interstate Highway 20; thence northeast along Interstate
Highway 20 to Interstate Highway 30 at Fort Worth; thence northeast
along Interstate Highway 30 to the Texas-Arkansas state line.
(2) Central Zone: That portion of the state between
the North Zone and the South Zone.
(3) South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area:
That portion of the state south of a line beginning at the International
Toll Bridge in Del Rio; thence northeast along U.S. Highway 277 Spur
to U.S. Highway 90 in Del Rio; thence east along U.S. Highway 90 to
State Loop 1604; thence following Loop 1604 south and east to Interstate
Highway 10; thence east along Interstate Highway 10 to the Texas-Louisiana
State Line.
(b) Seasons; Daily Bag Limits.
(1) North Zone.
(A) Dates: September 1 - November 12, 2023 and December
15-31, 2023.
(B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged
doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including
no more than two white-tipped doves per day.
(2) Central Zone.
(A) Dates: September 1 - October 29, 2023 and December
15, 2023 - January 14, 2024
(B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged
doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including
no more than two white-tipped doves per day.
(3) South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area.
(A) Dates: September 1-3 and 8-10, 2023; September
14 - October 29, 2023; and December 15, 2023 - January 21, 2024.
(B) Daily bag limit:
(i) from September 2-4 and 9-11, 2022; 15 white-winged
doves, mourning doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves, in
the aggregate to include no more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped
(white-fronted) doves per day.
(ii) from September 14 - October 30, 2022 and December
17, 2022 - January 22, 2023; 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves,
and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including
no more than two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §65.314 adopted to be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 4063; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5011; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 4170; amended to be effective September 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 4854; amended to be effective August 3, 2023, 48 TexReg 4123 |
